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Chapter 1: Understanding Your New Meter ACCU-CHEK Customer Care Service Center 1-800-858-8072
Notes:
• Once you remove a test drum from its vial, you have 90 days to use up all
the strips.
• Don’t open the drum compartment until you’ve used all the strips. Doing
so causes the test drum symbol to flash and makes the 90-day “use
by date” warning invalid.
• If you do take out a partially used test drum and put it back in the
meter, “CTRL” flashes in the display, meaning you should perform
a control test. For more information, see
Control Testing, Chapter 2 .
• Keep the test drum vial or the vial label until you are finished with the
test drum. You’ll need to refer to the numbers on the label when you run
a control test.
• When a test drum is empty, the dot reappears in the view window on the
back of the meter, “End”, and the test drum symbol flash on the
display.
• Store your test drum and meter in a cool, dry place – between 36-86°F
(2-30°C). Do not freeze.
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